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GUITARD ET AL. v. STODDARD

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57 U.S. 494 (1854)

16 How. 494

14 L.Ed. 1030

JOSEPH GUITARD, FREDERICK STEUDEMAN AND MARY HIS WIFE, AND GEORGE BROWN AND JULIA HIS WIFE, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. HENRY STODDARD.

Supreme Court of United States.

May 16, 1854.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Upon this bill of exceptions, the case came up to this court and was argued by Mr. Williams and Mr. Geyer for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Johnson for the defendant in error. Upon that side there was also a brief by Mr. Ewing.

Mr. Ewing made the following points for the defendant in error.

Mr. Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiffs claim a lot of ground in the city of St. Louis, as representatives of Paul Guitard, an ancient inhabitant of that city, under a confirmation in the act of Congress of the 13th of June, 1812, for the settlement of land claims in Missouri. 2 Stat. at Large, 748.

The record shows, that Guitard, from 1785-6 till the common fence which surrounded and...

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